Asian Dwarf Honey Bee
Apis florea
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Insectherbivore
The Asian dwarf honey bee is a small wild bee found across southern and southeastern Asia. It builds open nests and lives in smaller colonies than many other bees. This clever bee makes a distinctive piping sound to warn its colony of danger.
- It builds open nests exposed to the air.
- It makes a piping noise to alert its colony.
- Its small colonies are vulnerable to predators.
RainforestGrasslandAsia
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- Classification
- Insect
- Scientific name
- Apis florea
- Habitat
- Rainforest, Grassland
- Regions in this directory
- Asia
- Diet
- herbivore
- Relative size
- small
